I feel like I am not updating this journal as often as I could, but sometimes I feel that the things I do are just everyday stuff. Not really exciting stuff to write about!!

Last night was our last lesson of our Victorian London course. I really enjoyed it. The lecturer was really interesting. We continued the class afterwards at the local pub, with discussions of more London history and other topics. We got home really late, but I had a really fun night. Perhaps even made a new friend! You never know...

We will be having a really busy weekend at the museum this weekend. There is a festival out the front of the museum, and entry to the museum is free. So, should be a busy weekend!! Sleep in on Tuesday. I keep telling myself that!!

I hope all who read this are happy and healthy. I would love to hear from you all!!

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Brighton!!

Brighton was a really lovely place to visit for the weekend. I have decided however, that I do not like beaches with rocks on them. They really really hurt my footsies, so I was not impressed. But I did make the effort of getting my feet wet once in the English Channel, so now I can say I have. So there. :-)

We stayed right opposite the beach, which was great. We couldsee the pier from our room, and up to the old West Pier, which was burned down some years ago now, and all that remains in the iron framwork. Quite good to take photos of really. :-) The pier is fun, there are lots of rides, and many places for you to lose your money playing arcade games. Teach the kids early I say! We played a few, and ended up with some soft toys. Not sure what I will do with them, but we'll see! :-)

Saturday was spent wandering the beach, looking at shops, the people, enjoying the sunshine. We headed to the pier, had a look around, and spotted a train on the other side of the pier. Apparently it is the world's longest running electric train. We boarded the train and took it up to the marina at the other end of the beach. There they have a shopping centre, and it kind of the modern end of town, as it is all newer developments. They had a display of sand sculptures which were based on Egyptian designs, so there were pyramids, and pharoahs and mummies. I was very impressed with it all though. Excellent to look at, very well done. Took the train back, and spent some time on the beach on our picnic blanket and watched the sun go down behind the buildings about 8.45pm. Then it was back to the hotel to get changed for dinner. Brighton has a section of the town called The Lanes, which is basically the restaurant section, but no cars can drive in it. Handy for those who like to drink! We found a little cafe called The Mint Leaf, and had a lovely dinner there. I tried Pimms, which I like very much. :-)

Sunday we headed to the Royal Pavilion. It is an amazing building, so oppulent inside. The main design style is Chinese, but there are pillars disguised as palm trees, and dragon wallpaper, and an obscene amount of gold. I could not take photos inside, but it is definitely a place I shall remember!

Not happy Jan

I have no idea how I can get spam as comments on this journal. I will just delete them as I get them I think. It's bad enough that I get spam in my email!

Anyway, worked the weekend. So did Scott. I think it will be the last weekend Scott works in a while, as he has worked the last three in a row. This weekend we are spending the weekend in Brighton for our two year anniversary. We leave London on Friday evening after work. Brighton is only an hour away by train, and is supposed to be lovely. I am really looking forward to our weekend away. Our next one shall be in Amsterdam I believe. :-)

Interesting...

In a shop the other day I came across rubber band balls. My mum used to make them at work when I was younger and bring them home. Are these ready-made rubber band balls a sign of the times - a convenience product when one really isn't needed?

Just a random thought.....

Day off

I had the day off yesterday - but I still came into work. Why, you might ask. Well, I asked the conservator at my museum if I could find out what she does for the day, and follow her around. She is lovely, and she agreed. So I spent the day drinking tea with them and the curator. I also spent time in the galleries finding marks on the walls, which we painted over in the afternoon. So all in all a fun day. Then I had my course in the evening at the Museum of London.

I am working all weekend too. :-)

So, Scott and I joined the gym behind work. We are heading there tonight for our first class - aqua aerobics. I am looking forward to making myself gorgeous (slowly but surely).

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Well, I think it has been a little too long between posts, but sometimes I just think that there is nothing to say. I am feeling a little low today. I am feeling broke, and just a little depressed in general. But I will snap out of it. I think it's just one of those days you know? I will be fine later on.

I have decided to join the gym across the road from work. Scott will probably join with me, and we may go together after work, and I may go in the mornings as well. I want to do aqua aerobicss on a Tuesday night which will be good. As for the rest of it, just a general level of fitness and toning will be fine thank you.

Scott had to work all weekend. Well, he was asked if he would like to work at my museum and he said he would, as he too is feeling broke I think. So I had a quiet one, but I did have things to do and buy which was nice. I spoke to the parents on Saturday morning, and spent some time on the internet trying to catch up on the emails I have been so slack with.

I have become a volunteer at the Jewish Museum. I wanted to get some contacts with the Jewish community here, so it is a good way really. More about that later. But now I have to go back to work!